| 釋義 |
servant /'savant; 'savant/ n 1 (domestic) ~，person who works in a household for wages, food and lodging: 仆人; 用人： have a large staff of ~s; 仆從眾多; engage/dismiss a ~. 雇請 (開革) 用人。 2 public ~, person who works for the public, eg a police officer, member of the Fire Service. 官吏; 公吃 (如警官，救火際員等) 。 civil ~，government employee, member of the civil service. 公務員。 your humble ~, form sometimes used preceding the signature in an official letter. 在公務信件中有時冠于簽名前之敬稱。 3 person devoted to sb or sth: 忠于某人或某事者：a ~ of Jesus Christ, eg a Christian priest. 耶穌基督的仆人 (如基督教教士) 。 4 sth useful that should be treated as a means but not as an end: 有用之工具： Fire is a good ~ but a bad master. 板. 可造福人類，也能成為禍首。 |